Daily Archive: Friday, November 20, 2015

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Lawyers for German automaker Porsche said actor Paul Walker was responsible for his own death in a crash of a Porsche sports car, in response to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Walker’s daughter, court documents showed.

Scenes from this evening’s annual lighting up of the Christmas tree at Rahaman’s Park

President David Granger yesterday attended Tutorial High School’s Annual Graduation and Prize-Giving Ceremony, where he challenged the school and its alumni to establish a Tutorial Education Scholarship Trust to help poor families to send their children to the school, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – British singer Adele’s much-anticipated album “25” will not be available for streaming on any digital music services, including Spotify and Apple Music, a music industry source said on Thursday.

New Zealand Non-Resident High Commission to Guyana, Jan Henderson (right), yesterday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during which they exchanged views on a wide range of issues of mutual interest to the two countries.

Guyana Water Inc., (GWI) contractors are now better informed as to the expectation of the utility company following the conclusion of a one-day workshop at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre today, GINA said.

A bid is underway to defuse the simmering row between two factions at the Ogle International Airport.

At about 1130h. today, the police say they conducted a search on the home of Randolph Moore, 58 years, of Haslington New Scheme, ECD, during which 11 grams of cocaine were found.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – If the Indian censors have their way, James Bond can make liberal use of his licence to kill.

The long delayed local government elections will be run off on Friday, March 18th, 2016 Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan announced this morning.

BAMAKO,  (Reuters) – Malian commandos stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako today after Islamist gunmen took 170 people including many foreigners hostage in the capital of the former French colony, which has been battling rebels allied to al Qaeda for several years.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has re-launched its Online Contribution Checking System (OCCS), which enables contributors to access the complete record of their contributions online.

The man who is alleged to have shot and killed Festival City   resident, Christopher Wharton called `Taps’ on Wednesday was arrested along the East Bank corridor in a mini bus which was bound for Linden yesterday afternoon, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed.

Government is in talks with Norway to fund a new study to help make a definitive decision on the Amaila Falls hydropower project, Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced on Wednesday.

A man yesterday walked out of the High Court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of having carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl.

Local farmers and manufacturers may soon get concessionary loans if the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) finds it feasible for Guyana to resuscitate an agricultural development bank here.

Two St. Lucian women were yesterday jailed for four years after admitting to trying to smuggle cocaine concealed in dildos that were inserted into their vaginas.

Three men were sentenced to four years in jail yesterday after they were found guilty of having nearly five kilos of cannabis for drug trafficking.

Executives of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) yesterday met President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency following concerns that several conditions of the multi-year agreement signed between the union and the government in 2011 have not yet been met.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is expected to soon commence the new motor vehicle registration series VV for privately registered vehicles, buses, trailers and goods vehicles (inclusive of vans and lorries.)

A third man has been charged with the robbery of the America Street moneychangers, who were earlier this month ambushed by gunmen.

Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday in relation to the robbery of former Crime Chief, Assistant Commissioner Leslie James and his family on Sunday morning but they were not identified during an identification parade held yesterday.

Kevin October, one of the four men accused of murdering 72-year-old Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris, yesterday testified that he was in police custody at the time the crime was committed.

A man was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of having 27 kilogrammes of cannabis for trafficking.

A truck driver was found guilty on Monday of four counts of causing death by dangerous driving and sentenced to five years in prison.

An Albouystown youth was refused bail and remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder yesterday.

Under the umbrella of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), seventy workers from Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) went on strike on November 19 at the company’s Mabura Hill operations.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell yesterday slammed what he called an “amazing level of disrespect” on the part of West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron, as pressure continued to mount on the beleaguered Board to meet urgently with CARICOM leaders over the Governance Review Panel report.

The Guyana Jaguars yesterday named left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and Barbadian Javon Searles as replacements for Rajendra Chandrika and Christopher Barnwell ahead of today’s third round WICB/PCL 4-Day match against Barbados Pride.

A North Ruimveldt mechanic was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail by a city court after he was accused of selling parts from a vehicle a customer left at his shop.

Victoria Kings secured their second win the inaugural Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GTT) Knockout Football Championship, labouring past Rosignol United by a 2-1 margin on Wednesday at the No.

After biding his time until customers left, a lone bandit yesterday robbed Khan’s Tyre shop at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has donated an airline ticket for Golden Jaguar International and Alpha United Captain Daniel Wilson to attend his three day tryout with Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit Sporting Kansas City.

With the war of words over aspects of the operations of the Ogle International Airport (OIA) having sharpened markedly over the past week, Roraima Airways Chief Executive Officer Captain Gerry Gouveia has said that the “untenable situation” can easily be addressed by an official enquiry.

For accident victims like Orlando London, the wheels of justice are turning slowly.

The Department of Culture’s official website – www.50guyana.com was activated on Wednesday as the Ministry of Education begins preparation for Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary.

With Christmas fast approaching, Guyanese consumers have probably already entered a region of tunnel vision, a condition that often renders them unmindful of some important cautions that must be applied once they begin their Christmas shopping in earnest.

Telecommunication giant, Digicel has once again answered the call for support of a sporting event.

It has been a memorable week for the local aviation sector, for the wrong reasons.

Pepsi Sonics and Pacesetters secured contrasting wins over Eagles and the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans respectively when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championships continued on Wednesday.

Ten senior and twenty-eight recently qualified lawyers will be honoured at the 35th Award Dinner and Dance being hosted by the Guyana Bar Association and the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers at the Georgetown Club today.

(Reuters) – England batsman Ian Bell says he is “absolutely gutted” to have been left out of the test squad for the December-January series against South Africa.

Two armed bandits yesterday robbed the Magic Mall at La Grange, West Bank Demerara of $500,000 and escaped in a waiting black Nissan Blue Bird motorcar.

Botofago created the biggest upset in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) first division league, downing giants Winners Connection by a 2-1 score line on Wednesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

With positions and key placements for the playoff round still up for grabs, the final round in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League commences today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – The vast majority of national football associations (FA) are failing to make basic information public, creating a potential breeding ground for corruption, anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International said in a report yesterday.

By: Valrie Grant, Managing Director, GeoTechVision   The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become all pervasive.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The suspected Islamic State mastermind of the Paris attacks was among those killed in a police raid north of the capital, France confirmed yesterday, bringing an end to the hunt for Europe’s most wanted man.

The practice of state-run entities being delinquent in their responsibility for the timely completion of audits for funds allocated for their operations continued unchecked last year, according to the 2014 Report of the Auditor General.

The Lady Jaguars will oppose Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rival Jamaica today at the Ato Bolton Stadium in Couva, Trinidad in a must-win third place playoff in the final round CFU Women’s Olympic Qualifier.

Dear Editor, FITUG was re-established at the instigation of the PPP and gave support to this party’s policy of domination and its anti-working class agenda.

Small business operators participating in the November 27 – 29 Busi-ness Expo are being challenged to participate in a novel competition that could see their entrepreneurial fortunes transformed overnight.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s enduring brilliance and his sheer hatred of losing allowed him to withstand a stunning fightback by Kei Nishikori and remain undefeated at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force pacer Shannon Gabriel will part with 70 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of dissent during the second round game in the Regional First Class Championship against Barbados Pride last weekend.

Ahead of the November 27 – 29 Business Exposition 2015 the Ministry of Business will host a three-day training exercise for small entrepreneurs at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre from November 20 – 22.

Dear Editor, Guyana has undoubtedly descended into a state of perpetual lawlessness over the last decade or so, as is evidenced by the decadence we see daily in the family, schools, in public and private office, and more glaringly, on our roadways.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Selectors have named all-rounder Yannick Ottley to replace Rayad Emrit as captain of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force for their third round game of the Regional First Class Championship which bowls off on Friday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Contradictory advice from two European-based agencies about the cancer risk posed by the weed-killer glyphosate offers clarity on only one message – that uncertainty is inherent in the scientific process.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – The wait time to pass through the Panama Canal has shortened to four days, down from more than 10 days last month, the authority that runs the waterway said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was reported in the Kaieteur News under the caption ‘Govt wilfully dividing Hindu community – PPP’ (November 15) that the PPP is accusing Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan and the government of “wilfully causing division in the Hindu community.”

The US$10 million Micro and Small Enterprise Development (MSED) and Building Alternative Livelihoods for Vulnerable Groups project may be in imminent danger of falling calamitously short of its lofty ambitions, a source close to the project has told this newspaper.

(Jamaica Observer) A recommendation by Opposition Senator Dr Christopher Tufton that a bipartisan committee be established and given a timeline of 12 months to hammer out differing views on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been accepted by the Government.

Dear Editor, Whether the WICB President plans to resign or not, one important, simple, thing he can do, is to put forward the following resolution to the next meeting of the board of the ICC: ‘Whereas it is obvious that twenty-over cricket and indeed fifty-over cricket, for financial reasons, are likely to continue indefinitely, and whereas all countries and all players involved in international cricket benefit financially from those versions of the game, and whereas some countries suffer more than others from the involvement of some of their cricketers in foreign twenty-over cricket, and whereas cooperation between countries in the scheduling especially of domestic twenty-over cricket can be done in a manner that could, without difficulty, ensure the continuation of all forms of the game in a manner beneficial to all countries, It is hereby declared that a 3 man committee of the board be immediately struck with a view to preparing such a schedule by December 31 2015.’

ABIDJAN, (Reuters) – Authorities in Ivory Coast have closed a large gold mine that United Nations investigators claimed was controlled by a former rebel commander who now holds a senior position in the army, officials said yesterday.

High operating costs at the refurbished Ogle International Airport are proving to be a challenge to smaller operators at the facility and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ogle Airport Inc (OAI) Michael Corrreia isn’t denying that.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he had ordered an investigation into allegations that the U.S.

(Barbados Nation) Government is borrowing Bds$240 million from the Export-Import Bank of China to help fund the redevelopment of the 450-room Sam Lord’s Castle in St Philip.

Dear Editor, It never ceases to amaze me what political partisanship in this country will produce.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 642’s trading results showed consideration of $464,800 from 20,854 shares traded in 4 transactions as compared to session 641’s trading results, which showed consideration of $2,317,610 from 10,456 shares traded in 7 transactions.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea has proposed talks with South Korea to be held on Nov.

Dear Editor, Ashok Singhal, an iconic Hindu Leader, who had deep admiration for Indo-Guyanese and other Indo-Caribbean people has passed on.

When Kamla Persad-Bissessar ousted Basdeo Panday, the founder-leader of the United National Congress (UNC), back in the heady days of January 2010, on her way to becoming the first female prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr Panday had cried foul.

Safe crossings: A road safety patrol near to the Diamond Secondary School yesterday.

I invite readers, both my regulars and casual fans, to decide whether (all) the following is factual, true and an accurate record of a very recent war-room-type strategy meeting by executives of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), as they planned another round of responses to all the Granger government is doing right and doing wrong as they, the PPP, fights to stay relevant even necessary.

Harry Mattai, the proprietor of N & S Mattai and Company of 4 Water Street, South Cummingsburg remembers Guyana’s 2005 Great Flood and its disastrous consequences for the coastal region.

(Barbados Nation) Trinidad conglomerate ANSA McAl is taking its fight for control of Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) back to court.